{"product_id":"paleomicrobiology-of-humans-isbn-9781555819163","title":"Paleomicrobiology of Humans","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnly recently was it determined that two of the world's most devastating plagues, the plague of Justinian and the medieval Black Death, were caused by distinct strains of the same pathogen. Use of paleomicrobiological techniques led to this discovery. This work is just one example of the historical mysteries that this emerging field has helped to clarify. Others, such as when tuberculosis began to afflict humans, the role of lice in plague pandemics, and the history of smallpox, are explored and further illuminated in \u003ci\u003ePaleomicrobiology of Humans\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLed by editors Michel Drancourt and Didier Raoult, the book's expert contributors address larger issues using paleomicrobiology. These include the recognition of human remains associated with epidemic outbreaks, identification of the graves of disasters, and the discovery of demographic structures that reveal the presence of an epidemic moment. In addition, the book reviews the technical approaches and controversies associated with recovering and sequencing very old DNA and surveys modern human diseases that have ancient roots.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssentially, paleomicrobiologists aim to identify past epidemics at the crossroads of different specialties, including anthropology, medicine, molecular biology, and microbiology. Thus, this book is of great interest not only to microbiologists but to medical historians and anthropologists as well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaleomicrobiology of Humans\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive book to examine so many aspects of this new, multidisciplinary, scientific field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Demographic Patterns Distinctive of Epidemic Cemeteries in Archaeological Samples 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDominique Castex and Sacha Kacki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Characterization of the Funeral Groups Associated with Plague Epidemics 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStéfan Tzortzis and Michel Signoli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Paleogenetics and Past Infections: the Two Faces of the Coin of Human Immune Evolution 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaurent Abi-Rached and Didier Raoult\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 A Personal View of How Paleomicrobiology Aids Our Understanding of the Role of Lice in Plague Pandemics 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDidier Raoult\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Sources of materials for Paleomicrobiology 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGérard Aboudharam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Paleomicrobiology Data: Authentification and Interpretation 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichel Drancourt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Human Coprolites as a Source for Paleomicrobiology 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSandra Appelt, Michel Drancourt, and Matthieu Le Bailly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Ancient Resistome 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbiola Olumuyiwa Olaitain and Jean-Marc Rolain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The History of Epidemic Typhus 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmmanouil Angelakis, Yassina Bechah, and Didier Raoult\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Paleopathology of Human Infections: Old Bones, Antique Books, Ancient and Modern Molecules 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlivier Dutour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Past Bartonelloses 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePierre-Edouard Fournier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Paleomicrobiology Of Human Tuberculosis 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen Donoghue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Paleomicrobiology of Leprosy 131\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Spigelman and Mauro Rubini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Past Intestinal Parasites 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthieu Le Bailly and Adauto Araújo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Paleopathology and Paleomicrobiology of Malaria 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndreas Nerlich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 History of Smallpox and Its Spread in Human Populations 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Thèves, Eric Crubézy, and Philippe Biagini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Cholera 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonatella Lippi, Eduardo Gotuzzo, and Saverio Caini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Human Lice in Paleoentomology and Paleomicrobiology 181\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRezak Drali, Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu, and Didier Raoult\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 191\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003eThis volume edited by Drancourt and Raoult, two of the biggest names in paleomicrobiology, is both educational and informative for researchers in the field. This compendium of articles spans subjects from the demography of epidemics to the more pointed analyses of specific pathogens (e.g., tuberculosis, malaria). In a book format (which always take a long time from conception to printing), most of the articles are already somewhat behind the curve of technological advances. But this does not detract from the usefulness of the information presented. Certainly, we find the biggest names in paleoarcheology and paleomicrobiology, such as the editors themselves, as well as Nerlich, Donoghue, and Aboudharam, among others. It is clear that the intention for this volume was to be an update of what has been done in paleomicrobiology. And, in that mission, it certainly succeeds. From the research articles, we clearly have get a good panorama of how far research on specific pathogens or “-omics” techniques for use on archeological samples has come. For example, the article on ancient resistome (Olaitain and Rolain) is an exciting new look at the potential of uncovering the evolutionary history of antibiotic resistance from historical samples. From the wider subject articles, we have an impressive array of methodologies and new guidelines to handle historical samples (and their data) in the field and in the laboratory. The chapter by Aboudharam is a thoughtful and detailed review of the types of samples with potential use for paleomicrobiology research, and also offers a small but important section on the ethical and legal framework in sample collection. Drancourt's article should figure prominently in all paleomicrobiology (and indeed field archeology) textbooks, as it offers an excellent and useful synthesis on data authentication and interpretation, which often plagues (pun intended) historical samples.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003eWe also have insightful essays, such as Abi-Rached and Raoult's Paleogenetics and Past Infections, presenting a roadmap of possibilities for connecting data that is often kept in their own respective field. It also offers a map of our current knowledge of the impact of archaic humans on the genomes of modern populations, showing us one glaring crucial area for which no data is available, and yet is fundamental for our understanding of human evolution: Africa. Although the authors do not go as far as invalidating results from local archeogenome comparisons with their respective modern denizens, they do mention that such gaps in data certainly produce biased results, especially when considering Neanderthal ancestry and hybridism with “modern” humans.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003eSo much in paleomicrobiology has changed so fast since the early work of Svante P????bo in the 1990s. It is often hard to catch up on the “state-of-the-field” literature, particularly now that publication outlets are numerous and publishing happens at a frantic pace. Although this volume suffers perhaps from a lack of structure (articles jump from specific agents of infection to data handling and back), it certainly achieves its goal of collecting, summarizing, and synthesizing decades of research into a succinct, well-edited, and user-friendly format.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e-Ang??lique Corthals,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e Science, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, New York, New York\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaleomicrobiology of Humans\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Edition \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly recently was it determined that two of the world's most devastating plagues, the plague of Justinian and the medieval Black Death, were caused by distinct strains of the same pathogen. Use of paleomicrobiological techniques led to this discovery. This work is just one example of the historical mysteries that this emerging field has helped to clarify. Others, such as when tuberculosis began to afflict humans, the role of lice in plague pandemics, and the history of smallpox, are explored and further illuminated in \u003ci\u003ePaleomicrobiology of Humans\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLed by editors Michel Drancourt and Didier Raoult, the book's expert contributors address larger issues using paleomicrobiology. These include the recognition of human remains associated with epidemic outbreaks, identification of the graves of disasters, and the discovery of demographic structures that reveal the presence of an epidemic moment. In addition, the book reviews the technical approaches and controversies associated with recovering and sequencing very old DNA and surveys modern human diseases that have ancient roots.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssentially, paleomicrobiologists aim to identify past epidemics at the crossroads of different specialties, including anthropology, medicine, molecular biology, and microbiology. Thus, this book is of great interest not only to microbiologists but to medical historians and anthropologists as well.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaleomicrobiology of Humans\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive book to examine so many aspects of this new, multidisciplinary, scientific field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989747908837,"sku":"NP9781555819163","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781555819163.jpg?v=1761785336","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/paleomicrobiology-of-humans-isbn-9781555819163","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}